Royal Yacht Squadrons Commodore Invitational Event 2023

Published 12:56 on 12 Jul 2023

A team from Bosham Sailing Club attended the Royal Yacht Squadrons Commodore Invitational Event between the 3rd and 5th July 2023. Competitors were using J70s loaned by the RYS, RTYC and the Royal Southern. 12 teams raced from England and Wales. Attending from Bosham was Harry Lawson, Tom Lawson, Sarah-Jane Hall, Brian Nixon and on the helm was Dominic Akers-Douglas.

The racing over 2 days consisted of 12 races of about 30 minutes in length. The final races on both days were passage races to finish off the RYS line - with a cannon for every finisher. Racing was intense and eventful with winds ranging from 10 upto 30 knots.

Team Bosham had a mixed set of results - starting well with a 3rd place and finishing well but with a very mixed middle period and were hampered by a ripped spinnaker on one race and being taken out by a boat with no rights on another race which affected our overall results. Saying that we had a nice end to the regatta with a 3rd on the final race.

The event was won by the RYS with 2nd place to the Royal Southern and 3rd to Itchenor. Bosham were 8th overall. A huge thanks must go to the Royal Yacht Squadron team and their Commodore Sir James Holman. They were fantastic hosts and dinner in the castle on the final evening was a lovely experience. An invite is now in place for Bosham at the 2024 event.

Finally, a very special thanks to Harry Lawson for sponsoring the Bosham team.

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